Megaways

Megaways means the height of every reel changes on every spin, from two to seven symbols each. The ways to win equal the product of all the reel heights, so six reels of seven symbols cap out at 7 to the sixth power, which is 117,649. Big Time Gaming built the engine and licenses it to other studios.

Pragmatic Play’s first game on it was Great Rhino Megaways, released 30 April 2020. It offers up to 200,704 ways and pairs a 20,000x cap with low volatility. Months later, on 12 August 2020, came The Dog House Megaways, with 96.55% RTP, high volatility and a 12,305x cap. It has no tumbles: the spin stops, wins are paid, and the next one starts. Because of that, it reads more easily than most of the genre.

Three grid sizes under one name

Megaways does not always mean 117,649. Eye of Horus Megaways, of 19 November 2019, shows two to five symbols per reel and tops out at 15,625 ways. The main version has 95.49% RTP, and the studio lists three more. Temple Tumble Megaways, from 2019, plays on a 6×6 grid with 46,656 ways, where stone blocks occupy cells and cut the count. A review example: open cells of 2, 3, 4, 3, 2 and 6 make only 864 ways, while a cleared board returns to 46,656. A fifty-fold gap explains why clearing the board matters.

Seven rows are the ceiling in Max Megaways (21 September 2022), with 96.37% RTP, a 38.07% hit rate and a 139,200x cap. Big Time Gaming’s Apollo Pays reaches 116,030x at medium volatility.

Pace on a shifting grid

With the way count jumping around, payouts differ widely from one spin to the next: a narrow grid returns crumbs and a wide one pays a run of touches properly. Quickspin’s Big Bad Wolf Megaways (31 May 2021) stretches to 30,540x. BGaming’s Lady Wolf Moon Megaways runs from 64 to 200,704 ways with very high volatility and a 6,000x cap. The engine itself is unpacked in our Megaways primer. How a Megaways remake differs from its plain original shows in The Dog House against The Dog House Megaways.

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★ 8.1 Demo

Great Rhino Megaways

Pragmatic Play
RTP 96.50% x20 000
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Game details
Release date
30 April 2020
Game type
Video Slot
RTP
96.50%
RTP versions
96.47 / 96.50 / 96.58%
Volatility
Low
Max win
x20,000
Reels × rows
6 × 7
Paylines / ways
200 704
Min bet
€0.2
Max bet
€240
Bonus buy
Yes, x100 of bet

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Eye of Horus Megaways ★ 8.0

Eye of Horus Megaways

Blueprint Gaming
RTP 95.49%
No demo recordedCasinos & availabilityChoose a country to check catalogue listings
Game details
Release date
19 November 2019
Game type
Video Slot
RTP
95.49%
RTP versions
95.49 / 93.00 / 92.00 / 90.00%
Volatility
Very high
Reels × rows
6 × 5
Paylines / ways
Up to 15 625 ways
Min bet
€0.1
Max bet
€10
Bonus buy
No

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Holy Diver ★ 7.8 Demo

Holy Diver

Big Time Gaming
RTP 96.58% x20 500
DemoCasinos & availabilityChoose a country to check catalogue listings
Game details
Release date
25 January 2019
Game type
Video Slot
RTP
96.58%
RTP versions
96.58 / 96.54 / 96.39%
Volatility
Medium
Max win
x20,500
Reels × rows
6 × 7
Paylines / ways
586971
Min bet
€0.1
Max bet
€20
Bonus buy
Yes, x40 / x80 / x125 of bet

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